Letter to a friend

24/10/14

Hey dude, 

As you know I'm a fan of rugby and I've played it for almost five years. Also, you know that it's not a sport where you can't get injured, so here's the thing, I was playing and on a rug someone hit me on the nose, and it broke. It was not a very good view with all the blood on the ground and in my hands, but I'm okay, it doesn't hurt at all!

Well, this happened during a trip so I didn't go to the hospital immediately, I didn't took too much care of it, I said "when I go back to Viña I will go to the hospital"... Bad idea.

Now I just came back from the doctor and, guess what? I need a surgery, yeah, but like I'm two months, my nose is a bit crooked to the left. 

The operation is basically breaking it again and putting all the pieces back in place. 

Hope to see you soon!

     

Your bro: Juan C. Manriquez B. 

Opinion Essay

In this essay I will be expressing my opinion and point of view of a very mentioned topic these days, improving our lives and avoiding destroying the environment, is not hard as it sounds. We are on the 21st century and technology has developed enough to know how to reduce, or even to take away, any type of pollution.

Many people say that taking care of the nature and making improvements on new technology is impossible, it is a big falacy, who say we need a lot of energy to produce materials. Well, let me remind you that with an amount of budget not big for goverments you can build wind parks and get the renewable energy of wind power or, if it is an area where there is not much wind, the other option is solar panels, even though this is not the best one, is one of the most efficient, and it can be placed on ceilings, streets, and open areas.

People say "no" to these options having as an argument that it is very expensive and that spending money on this is not worth at all. Scientists are developing new versions of these machines, although they are very expensive nowadays, but it will mean a change that will benefit next generations. Another convenient source of power is geothermal energy, but it can be found in some parts of the world, and Iceland is one of those lucky countries that has this energy, the only bad thing that this can cause is earthquakes caused because of collecting Earth's steam.

Also many people talk about these energies without knowing how they really work. I will present a brief explanation how you can transform a common thing such as wind into electricity or sunlight to turn on your computer. 

-Solar Power: solar radiation is collected inside thousands of photovoltaic PV cells that are located on the panel. These cells are made from materials which exhibit the "photovoltaic effect" i.e. "When sunshine hits the PV cell, the photons of light excite the electrons in the cell and cause them to flow, generating electricity" according www.greenoughsolarfarm.com.au

-Wind Power: the wind causes huge amounts of kinetic energy that can be transformed into electrical energy using wind turbines. The wind turns the blades, Which spin a shaft, Which connects to a generator and makes energy. According to www.eschooltoday.com

Finally, I would like to remind you that the only way to change the awful destiny that waits for us in a not far future is in nowhere else but our hands, the change is our responsibility. According to all the facts and scientific backup, also the how this renewable energy saves the life of millions and of the humanity in the future, we can make a change without messing up with nature. Technology is everyday progressing and developing new machines with which we will not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Bibliography:

-www.altenergy.org

-Gerlinda Grimes

-http://www.greenoughsolarfarm.com.au/solar-energy/what-solar-energy 

-http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/renewable-energy/wind-energy.html

Sources of information

1st source:

Author: www.altenergy.org

Uploading date: Septembre 2nd of 2014 

Alternative Power:

Alternative energy refers to energy sources that have no undesired consequences such for example fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Alternative energy sources are renewable and are thought to be "free" energy sources. They all have lower carbon emissions, compared to conventional energy sources. These include Biomass Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy,Geothermal Energy, Hydroelectric Energy sources. Combined with the use of recycling, the use of clean alternative energies such as the home use of solar power systems will help ensure man's survival into the 21st century and beyond.

Solar Energy: 

From an environmental perspective, solar power is the best thing going. A 1.5 kilowatt PV system will keep more than 110,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, out of the atmosphere over the next 25 years. The same solar system will also prevent the need to burn 60,000 pounds of coal. With solar, there's no acid rain, no urban smog, no pollution of any kind.

Wind Power:

Societies have taken advantage of wind power for thousands of years. The first known use was in 5000 BC when people used sails to navigate the Nile River. Persians had already been using windmills for 400 years by 900 AD in order to pump water and grind grain. Windmills may have even been developed in China before 1 AD, but the earliest written documentation comes from 1219. Cretans were using "literally hundreds of sail-rotor windmills [to] pump water for crops and livestock."

2nd source:

Author: Gerlinda Grimes

Available on: September 4th of 2014

Scientists, researchers and advocates for green technologies are working hard to bring down these costs. Solar power has been one of the most expensive sources of alternative energy, but recent research using magnetic fields to collect solar energy without the need for expensive photovoltaic cells could dramatically reduce its costs in the future. Wind farms are another promising renewable energy resource; however, collecting and conveying the power of the wind presents an expensive obstacle. Geothermal power (energy from the heat found inside the earth's crust) seems like the perfect way to cheap, infinitely renewable power -- except for the dangerous earthquakes that might occur as a result of collecting the Earth's steam.

3rd source:

Author: http://www.greenoughsolarfarm.com.au/solar-energy/what-solar-energy and http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/renewable-energy/wind-energy.html

Available on: September 4th of 2014

Solar Energy:

Solar energy is, simply, energy provided by the sun. This energy is in the form of solar radiation, which makes the production of solar electricity possible.

Electricity can be produced directly from photovoltaic, PV, cells. (Photovoltaic literally means “light” and “electric.”) These cells are made from materials which exhibit the “photovoltaic effect” i.e. when sunshine hits the PV cell, the photons of light excite the electrons in the cell and cause them to flow, generating electricity.

Wind Energy:

The moving air (wind) has huge amounts of kinetic energy, and this can be transferred into electrical energy using wind turbines. The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity. The electricity is sent through transmission and distribution lines to a substation, then on to homes, business and schools.

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Wide shot of a forest
A sunset in the mountains
Squirrel jumping, moon eclipse, a close-up of a bumblebee
Flowers illuminated with dew on them
Birds singing, bobolink on a tree, wide shot of the sea
Thunders, close-up of a cricket
Silent jungle, city and landscape
Painting of nature
Close-up of flowers, rivers, waterfall
Wide shot of man staring at the stars
High angle of planet Earth.

Eva Braun

1.- Who was Eva Braun?

R: Eva Anna Paula Hitler was a German lab assistant at a photography studio of Heinrich Hoffman, also a longtime companion of Hitler and his wife for less than 40 hours, the second daughter of a school teacher Friedrich Braun and Franziska Kronberger

2.- When and when she was born?

R: She was born the 6 of February of 1912 at Münich, Bavaria, German Empire

3.- When and how did she died?

R: She died on April 30 of 1945, at the age of 33. She killed herself by poisoning with Cyanide

4.- When did she get married to Hitler and in what conditions?

R: April 29th of 1945, Braun married Hitler during a brief civil ceremony, Less than 40 hours later, both committed suicide

Letter of protest

                                                                                                                           Edmundo Eluchans 2575
                                                                                                                                                       Reñaca


Mario Fellaini
Foresting S.A.
Valdivia

May 15th of 2014

Dear Mr. Fellaini,
I am writing this letter to you to tell that I'm very disgusted with the plans that your industry has, I can guarantee I am not the only one against this project. Sincerely the deforestation is a very bad business and it will give you a lot of problems in a not so distant future. The forests like the one you and your company are about to destroy are very rare and it will be an act of total inhumanity to turn that area into a condo of buildings, honestly it is unacceptable,

My first problem is that if you destroy this trees the ground will collapse, because the trees had been there for centuries and the soil is sustained with the roots of this trees, the ground will collapse and so your buildings.

In addition, if this place is destructed the regional nature park will have to close because of the low quantity of trees that they will expose and preserve, many people, elderly or young, frequent this place to have picnics or to take a trip with the family, it will be a shame if someone took everything from a day to another.


Furthermore, the fauna, if this green area no longer exists many endemic species or other animals will have no place to live, they will become very rare or even extinct, I will do not tolerate the fact that animals will day if this is made.

I hope you reconsider seriously this action that you are about to make, in benefit of Valdivia and the heritage of our country, keep the Valdivians forests.

Sincerely,
Juan C. Manriquez Benavides

E-peritition

Reponsable Dep.: School Comitee

Escalators for the school and solar pannels 

We are in the 21st century, the technology takes advantages everyday to make the living of a regular person easier. The school receives up to 200.000 pesos for each student every year and the spend the money on PCs, iPads and technological stuff, why we don't spend money on the comfort of students? As the elevator is only for teachers, in my opinion unfair, there should be escalators. They could be powered by sunlight, the school receives sunlight at every hour, so why not spend once to make a change that will last?

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas

Link: http://juancristobal.edu.glogster.com/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas

Activity 1, Page 23

It was a normal day at the Brown's house. Thekids where having breakfast. They bought the typical cereal they usually buy, but this time the box had an offer "prize inside". The youngest one, Timmy, was looking desperate for the prize. At the bottom of the box. There was no toy, instead of that there was a golden ring with a huge saphire on it. The boy, astonished, ran to his mother's bedroom to show her the prize he got. Anne, the mother, was surprised of the unusual toy of the cereal.

The next day at the news an important and wealthy woman was communicating that she had been robbed, at the moment she was talking a picture displayed on the screen. It was the ring!, she inmediatly called the police and gave them the ring.

The next week she recieved a postcard, it said: " Dear Anne, thank you so much for returning my ring, is a fammily relic and I will be very depressed if I didn't find it, here is a little present for you". The package contained £300. She was astonished!. Until today the person who robbed the ring stills being a mystery.